Welcome to PoliDashboard

PoliDashboard v2 is an open-source app for tracking political advertisements on Facebook, Instagram, and other advertising platforms owned by Meta. PoliDashboard is unique in that it focuses on the activities of each advertiser and not just on a particular ad that they have posted. 

The app is designed to help voters, journalists, campaign staffers, and others track the use of targeted ads around social issues, elections, or politics. Its primary purpose is to help make paid online political advertising on Meta’s platforms more transparent and resistant to both foreign and domestic manipulation. In addition, it can also be used as a tool to detect financial and other types of fraudulent activities on Meta’s advertising platforms.

PoliDashboard is developed by the Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University as part of an international election transparency initiative. (Learn More)